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NEWS - Tuesday, August 10, 2004

Ben Kingsley To Star In BloodRayne

One week after Terminator 3 star Kristanna Loken signed on to play the titular bloodsucker in BloodRayne, the game adaptation has enlisted some higher-caliber talent. Majesco reps have confirmed to GameSpot that Ben Kingsley has signed on to play the vampire overlord Kagan, who is also BloodRaynes father. Set over two centuries after events in the game, the film will follow BloodRaynes quest to stop Kagans nefarious schemes to slaughter mankind.
Kingsley had been committed to Vengeance, Steven Spielbergs thriller about the Mossads terrorist-assassination campaign following the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre. However, worries about modern-day terrorism delayed filming, causing the Oscar-winning actors exit.
Given BloodRayne director Uwe Bolls track record (Exhibit A: House of the Dead), some are considering Kingsleys casting the most questionable career move since Jeremy Irons signed onto Dungeons and Dragons. However, the films screenplay is being written by Guinevere Turner, who penned the script for American Pyscho.
In other news, Comingsoon.net, the Blues News of the film world, is reporting that Resident Evil star and Driver 3 voice actor Michelle Rodiguez is being considered for a role in BloodRayne. Majesco reps would not confirm the casting as of press time. The film is due for release in 2005.
Source: http://www.gamespot.com